Murray De-Laine
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Murray Royce De Laine is a former Australia
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
member of the South Australian House of Assembly
between 1985 and 2002, representing the electorate of Price
.
De Laine was defeated in a pre-selection ballot which saw Jay Weatherill
take the seat, which was heavily altered in a redistrbution and renamed Cheltenham, in the 2002 election
. De Laine stood as an independent and was defeated, with 9.7% of the primary vote.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
between 1985 and 2002, representing the electorate of Price
Electoral district of Cheltenham
Cheltenham is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 17.3km² urban rectangular-shaped electorate in Adelaide's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Alberton, Albert Park, Athol Park, Cheltenham,...
.
De Laine was defeated in a pre-selection ballot which saw Jay Weatherill
Jay Weatherill
Jay Wilson Weatherill is an Australian politician and current Premier of South Australia. He has represented the electoral district of Cheltenham in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Australian Labor Party since the 2002 election.-Early life:Born in the western suburbs of...
take the seat, which was heavily altered in a redistrbution and renamed Cheltenham, in the 2002 election
South Australian legislative election, 2002
State elections were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia Rob Kerin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the...
. De Laine stood as an independent and was defeated, with 9.7% of the primary vote.